Departmental Information Officers

Mark Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost to her Department was of employing a press and media officer in 2007-08.

Phil Woolas: Press and Media Officers in the Home Office are employed at the Senior Information Officer (SIO) and Information Officer (IO) grades. The following tables provide information on the salary scales for both grades (minimum
	
		
			  Salary Scales 
			  £ 
			  Grade  Gross Pay (includes RRA)  ERNIC  Superannuation  Total 
			 SIO (Max scale) 44,829 5,738 7,397 57,964 
			 SIO (Min scale) 38,563 4,936 6,363 49,862 
			 IO (Max scale) 37,149 4,755 6,130 48,034 
			 IO (Min scale) 32,034 2,980 4,324 39,338 
		
	
	
		
			  Allowances 
			  £ 
			   Allowances  On c all (Radio Pager)  On c all (Home)  Stand by (Office) 
			 SIO and IO More than 12 hrs-weekdays 5.47 6.87 12.98 
			 SIO and IO Sat/Sunday full 24 hrs 15.62 19.53 37.24 
			 SIO and IO Public/Bank Holidays full 24 hrs 19.77 24.66 46.74